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Two Teams Awarded 2019 Collaborative Health Disparities Research Awards

Written by Lee Ferguson

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Research

Two teams of multistate investigators have been awarded the 2019 Collaborative Research Network (CORNET) Awards in Health Disparities Research. The CORNET Awards in Health Disparities Research were created to stimulate innovative, interdisciplinary, team-based health disparities research that involves researchers from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), Tulane University, and the University of Mississippi… Read More

UTHSC’s Altha Stewart Works to Help Youth in the Bluff City

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Public Service

In June, Altha Stewart, MD, stood on a Washington, D.C., stage to address a packed house at a black-tie benefit sponsored by actress Taraji P. Henson to raise money for the TV star’s foundation to build mental health awareness in the African American community. An associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Tennessee Health… Read More

Foretia Helping to Extend UTHSC’s Global Footprint

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Clinical CareEducationPublic Service

Surgeon Denis Foretia was born in Cameroon and has made it his mission to improve surgical care, research, and health outcomes in Africa. In doing so, this assistant professor in the Division of General Surgery at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center is extending the university’s impact overseas and bringing knowledge and experience back… Read More

Race For Sight 5K To Be Held February 29 To Assist With Local and International Vision Restoration Efforts

Written by Amber Carter

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Public Service

Fourth-year medical student Adrianna Eder is excited to co-direct and coordinate logistics for the third-annual Race for Sight 5K. She is sharing race director duties with fourth-year medical students Caroline Awh and Barbara Smith. “I have thoroughly enjoyed being a part of this effort to raise money to restore vision,” she said. “This event would… Read More

Goal #1: Helping Students Succeed

Written by Amber Carter

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Education

Chasity Shelton knows the benefits of attending the UTHSC College of Pharmacy. She began her journey as a student in the college in 2001 and is now charged with ensuring the success of others who attend the college. Promoted to assistant dean for student success earlier this year, Dr. Shelton, who holds PharmD, FCCP, BCPS,… Read More

UTHSC Advisory Board Votes on Tuition Recommendation at January Meeting

Written by Communications and Marketing

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The UTHSC Advisory Board met Thursday afternoon at the Student-Alumni Center. Top on the agenda included action items on the Strategic Plan and a Tuition Proposal Recommendation. Lori Gonzalez, PhD, vice chancellor of Academic, Faculty and Student Affairs, presented revision updates to the Strategic Plan and schedule, based on recommendations from the board meeting from… Read More

UTHSC Committed To Diabetes Awareness and Research

Written by Amber Carter

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Public Service

Since 2009, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center has raised more than $100,000 for diabetes research through the StepOut To End Diabetes campaign, the national  awareness campaign of the American Diabetes Association, as well as the Denim for Diabetes campaign, the local observance. Denim for Diabetes participants donate $5 and can wear jeans to… Read More

Ansley Stanfill Shaping Research in the College of Nursing

Written by Jackie Denton

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EducationResearch

Ansley Stanfill first set foot on the UTHSC campus 10 years ago when she pursued and completed her PhD in nursing science through the College of Graduate Health Sciences. After finishing her postgraduate training in genomics, she joined the faculty of the College of Nursing in 2016 as an assistant professor, with a joint appointment… Read More